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Quotation from The Rover by Aphra Behn

“A Cradle full of Noise and Mischief, with a Pack of Repentance at my Back”

Aphra Behn (spoken by Hellena)

The Rover, Act V, Sc. I

Willmore has proposed love without vows; Hellena asks what she would gain from such a bargain but a child and regret.

Citation: "A Cradle full of Noise and Mischief, with a Pack of Repentance at my Back" — Aphra Behn, The Rover, Act V, Sc. I. (id behn-the-rover-q10)

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